All of this is true. The question is what fraction of people will hear your message “I would like to contribute an incremental step toward improving X” and what fraction will only hear the message “I would like you to be very upset about X.”
And all of that is true. Even if you have a real problem that people are ignoring, highlighting its badness might still be counter-productive.
All of this is true. The question is what fraction of people will hear your message “I would like to contribute an incremental step toward improving X” and what fraction will only hear the message “I would like you to be very upset about X.”
And all of that is true. Even if you have a real problem that people are ignoring, highlighting its badness might still be counter-productive.